The Muslim religious bodies have decided to adopt a wait and watch approach with respect to the Supreme Court’s verdict earlier this week on Muslim women being entitled to a claim of maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against her erstwhile husband.
Spokesperson of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board S.Q.R Ilyas told The Hindu that the Board’s legal committee was studying the judgment. “On its advice, the Board may seek legal and other options available to us,” he said.
The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat president Zafarul Islam Khan called the order a “judicial overreach”, while adding that Muslim organisations should approach a larger Bench to overturn this decision. Senior leaders of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) also preferred to understand the nuances of the verdict before deciding on a future course of action.